← Votes·2023-03-14

The draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified oilseed rape MON 94100 (MON-941ØØ-2) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Institutional Affairs61%★

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Institutional Affairs →

Vote ID 153640Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified oilseed rape MON 94100 (MON-941ØØ-2) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (440 for, 170 against, 19 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

440

Against

170

Abstain

Margin of victory

270 votes

Turnout (cast)

629

Absent

Participation rate

89.2%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 49Against 103Abstain 11Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 116Against 1Abstain 4Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 49Against 38Abstain 2Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR64 MEPs

For 45Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE65 MEPs

For 46Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI46 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 1Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France70
Italy56
Germany47
Poland35
Spain33

Most against

Sweden12
Estonia4
Latvia4

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 39Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 7Abstain 1Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 35Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 11Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 19Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…